Aaron Blaise

Exhibiting | Presenting | Portfolio Reviews

Booth 934

Aaron spent 21 years at Walt Disney Feature Animation, working as an animator or supervising animator on “The Rescuers Down Under”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Aladdin”, “The Lion King”, “Pocahontas” and “Mulan”. In 2003 he was co-director of “Brother Bear” for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. Aaron left Disney in 2010 and in 2013 created CreatureArtTeacher.com

Participant Schedule

Friday 10/14

12:20PM

Designing Characters For Animation

Friday 10/14 12:20PM - 1:20PM Room 208

Aaron Blaise

Watch as former Disney animator & Director explains his approach to designing characters for animated films.

Saturday 10/15

10:30AM

2D Animation Demo

Saturday 10/15 10:30AM - 12:30PM Demo Area 1 - HALL C

Aaron Blaise

Join Oscar nominated director and animator Aaron Blaise as he demonstrates hand drawn animation LIVE and answers your questions!

Sunday 10/16

12:00PM

Aaron Blaise: Animation in Procreate

Sunday 10/16 12:00PM - 1:00PM Room 106

Aaron Blaise, Procreate

Aaron Blaise is an animator, director and wildlife artist. For 21 years Aaron worked with Disney helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. During that time he worked as an animator or supervising animator on “The Rescuers Down Under”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Aladdin”, “The Lion King”, “Pocahontas”, “Mulan” and more. In 2003 he was co-director of “Brother Bear” for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. Aaron continues to develop animation & film projects while also teaching students around the world through his popular art education website, CreatureArtTeacher.com.
Join Aaron as he draws and animates live in Procreate, and answers your questions.

2:30PM

Aaron Blaise Portfolio Review

Sunday 10/16 2:30PM - 3:30PM Portfolio Review Station 3

Aaron Blaise